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*Jazz pianist Cedar Walton called into my show Topically Yours, at BlakeRadio.com, Rainbow Soul, to talk about his upcoming concert in the Allen Room, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on 60th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Mr. Walton will be playing a 9 foot Steinway Concert Piano along with fellow [...]
Latin Salsa icon, Willie Colon, is well known throughout the world. A renowned singer, composer, humanitarian, political activist, trombonist and liaison for the Latin American community to the Mayor’s Office, Willie will be appearing at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx on Saturday, June 8th at 8:00 p.m. The concert is being [...]
*Jazz drummer, Willie Jones, III, had just returned to the United States from a two week gig in the Middle East, where he performed at the recently opened Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha, located in Doha, Qatar, when we spoke. The Doha, Qatar, club is the first Jazz at Lincoln Center branded venue to open [...]
*“DoJoJi: The Man Inside the Bell” presented by the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre at the Clurman Theatre, located at 410 West 42nd Street, in Manhattan, celebrates its 36th season with an interesting takeoff of a thought provoking Japanese legend that has been told through several different versions of Japanese theatrical art forms. It’s a play [...]
*Sidney Poitier strolls out upon the Kaufman Concert Hall stage at the 92nd St. “Y” in Manhattan. His gait is measured, slow but steady. His hair is more salt than pepper, his tan suit is bolstered by a complimentary tie. He ambles over to the podium, grasping it firmly as he stares out into [...]
*If you are just looking to relax and share a few laughs, stroll on over to the Harlem School of the Arts, located at 647 St Nicholas Ave (142nd St) in Manhattan, and catch the Hadley Players’ comedy play “Benefits” which will be at the theatre until Sunday, May 12th. Written by Martha J. Thomas and [...]
*It’s not the first time that Patti Labelle has appeared at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts but whenever she does, she’s loved. Patti will regale the audience as only she can on Saturday, May 11th, for an 8:00 p.m. performance and she is anxious to do it again. Lehman Center is located at 250 [...]
*In her 80s, Ms. Cicely Tyson is as young as springtime and makes the trip to Bountiful (through the character Carrie Watts), an amazing journey for the audience, who gets so involved in the play they sing a hymn along with Ms. Tyson. They groan when she groans and laughs at her feisty nature. Ms. [...]
*After hearing varied opinions about the good and bad of the play Motown the Musical, I was glad to get the chance to see it myself to make my own determination. The play which opened on Sunday April 14th, proved quite entertaining. This musical extravaganza is delighting audiences at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, located at 205 [...]
*If you were to ask me “What’s Going On,” I would say the Marvin Gaye play, “My Brother Marvin,” co-produced and written by Zeola Gaye, Marvin’s sister. The play is being presented at the Beacon Theatre, located at 2124 Broadway (74th St) in New York, on April 11th through April 14th. Presently on a 22 [...]
When I was invited to review a play entitled, “Honky” taking place at Urban Stages, located at 259 West 30th Street in Manhattan, naturally I was quite curious, given the word “Honky” is generally associated with a derogatory term used to address Caucasians. However, as I see it, Honky is a term which musters little [...]
*St Patrick’s Day will be celebrated this year at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West in the Bronx, on Saturday, March 16th at 8:00 pm, when it invites The Celtic Tenors to perform their eclectic music. The Celtic Tenors are comprised of Matthew Gilsenan, Daryl Simpson and James [...]
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd West in the Bronx, kicks off the New Year bringing in acts such as Barbara Harris and the Toys, Herbie Cox and the Cleftones, Kenny Vance and The Planotones: Cleveland Still and The Dubs, and Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs as part of [...]
*”Circumstances,” a play written by Roger Parris, is being presented at the Harlem School of the Arts, located at 647 St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan (142nd Street). A Hadley Players production, “Circumstances” takes form under the directorship of veteran director and performer, Arthur French, Gertrude Jeannette, Hadley Players’ Founder/CEO Emeritus; CEO, Voza Rivers, and Artistic [...]
“Sowa’s Red Gravy” ends it production at the Castillo Theatre, located at 543 West 42nd Street in Manhattan this Sunday where a veritable witches’ brew was being cooked up. The talented singer, composer and actress, Lonette McKee, played the lead role of Sowa in Diane Richards’ occasionally complicated but very comical play of ancient witches, [...]
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